Monica
Pablo Lilienfeld and Federico Vladimir
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Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £16)*
*all orders subject to a transaction fee of £2
Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (no interval)
Age Recommendation: 16+
This event takes place in person in our Council Chamber
Priority booking is now open to BAC Champions and Hive Members.
General booking opens Wednesday 14 Jan at 12pm
A striking theatrical tribute to maternal legacy and erased histories.
Since the beginning of their relationship, artists Pablo Lilienfeld and Federico Vladimir have been amazed by their mothers’ very similar lives.
From their shared name, to their heritage as children of refugees, in Monica Pablo and Fede study the intersection of their mother’s journeys’, following their parallel migrations from Argentina to Spain.
Using intimate personal archives including paintings, erotic photographs and video, the pair reconstruct both Monicas’ stories as a multimedia telenovela. Blending dance and music with playful references to drag and cabaret, they present their mothers’ shared experiences of war, migration, resilience and identity through a queer, non-traditional lens, offering a striking theatrical tribute to kinship and memory.
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Biographies
Pablo Lilienfeld and Federico Vladimir
Pablo Lilienfeld (a musician and choreographer), and Federico Vladimir (a visual artist), both known as Pablo and Fede, have been together since 2014. Since then, their work has become interwoven with their relationship. Starting from intimacy, their pieces explore representations of collectivity that question the hegemonic ways of narrating ourselves “Narrarse es cuidarse”, they tell each other. ”To narrate ourselves is to take care of each other”.
Their performances, videos, installations and games are tools for the creation of worlds and genealogies. Speculative fiction is the common ground in all their works, a terrain on which practices as diverse as artistic swimming, raving and role-playing games intersect.
Credits
Co-produced by C-Takt, Mercat de les Flors, workspacebrussels, VIERNULVIER, and Spanish Embassy in Belgium. With the support of Vlaamse Overheid.
Residency Support from Kaaitheater, Graner, Tanzhaus Zurich, Paraiso, La Poderosa, Auditorio de Tenerife, C-TAKT and workspacebrussels.
Concept by Federico Vladimir and Pablo Lilienfeld, based on paintings by Monica Lilenfeld and photographs by Monica Pezdirc and Federico Strate
Music by Federico Vladimir and Pablo Lilienfeld, Sophie Taylor, Janet Novas, Cris Blanco, Adriana Reyes, Anaël Snoek, and Bunny Cadag
Video Federico Vladimir and Pablo Lilienfeld with Quiela Nuc
Digital Environment NastPlas
Voice Narration Anaël Snoek
Voice of Monica Lilenfeld Monica Kerner
Additional Voice Esther Espinosa
Dramaturgical Advice Simon Baetens
Movement Advice Mario Barrantes
Scenography Špela Tušar and Carmen Triñanes
Light Design Iván Cascon
Costume Design Aarón López
Make-Up Design Esther Quintas
Music Advice Yamila Rios
Genealogy Advice Regula Bochsler
Paintings Documentation Santiago Esbert
Production Anaku
Video Guest Stars Our Nieces and Nephews
Portraits of Federico Vladimir and Pablo Lilienfeld by Juan Antonio Papagni Meca
With thanks to Bátard Festival, Sabine Cmelniski, Martin Zicari, Jesús Ubera, Iñaki Martinez, Sonia Gomez, Conchita Pons, Norberto Llopis, Mentah, Raúl Querido, Alejandro Marani, and Carina Erdmann.
Access
PRE EVENT INFORMATION
This event takes place in person in our Council Chamber. This space is on the first floor, with step-free access via a lift.
If you have booked a ticket you will receive an email from us before your performance detailing important information about your visit.
PERSONAL ASSISTANT/COMPANION TICKETS
If you require the assistance of a friend or helper to attend, we can make a free ticket available for your companion. You can book access companion tickets online or contact the Box Office to book by emailing boxoffice@bac.org.uk.
To book a free access companion online:
- log in to your account here
- go to ‘Other preferences’ and tick ‘I require a personal assistant/companion’.
- Choose the performance, date and seats you would like and if you add at least 2 tickets to your basket, then one of these will automatically become free.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Content
- Haze
- Nudity
- References to cancer
- References to political violence
- References to Nazism
- Family history of immigration, diaspora, and refugees
- References to miscarriage
All performances will be Relaxed. We invite you to make yourself comfortable and move around if you need to and if you need to leave the performance at any point you will be allowed to return to the space when you feel ready.
We want our shows to be as accessible to as many people as possible.
We offer tickets to most shows on a Pay What You Can basis throughout the year.
Tickets for Council Chamber performances in 2026 start at £9.50, and we have recommended pricing to help you choose a price that works for you.
We know that ticket price is a huge barrier for some. If you can afford to pay the recommended price or more, choosing to do so supports those that can’t. It makes it possible for us to continue to offer Pay What You Can and welcome those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend.
